By some way the most common Name on TN in Britain with at least 65 stamps representing 23 different dies, the Jul(l)ios I assemblage exceeds the complete stamp-lists for any other British site. Probably the most unexpected fact however is that the range of dies represented at Colchester far exceeds that so far recorded for all continental sites. Stamps are recorded at both Haltern and Hofheim demonstrating that the name was used for at least two generations between AD1 and AD45 whilst the form range implies a longer span of nearer 65 years.

For an early detailed discussion on the potter or potters Jul(l)ios / Julius see Rigby 1981. Subsequent finds at Colchester on the Culver Street and Gosbecks Sites have added complications to the date range with new 2-line dies on Cam form 16 platters. Dies only represented at Colchester could indicate that a potter Jul(l)ios worked there possibly even in the pre-Claudian period. The current shortage of continental finds is more likely to be the result of inadequate sampling. One likely contender if IVLLOS P25 with dies on both TN and a CW copy.

Die 01C01 - IOVA(usd) / IVLIO. A most unusual die which has to be read from opposite directions, and the potter's name IVLIO is on the second line, with AVOTI on the top line. This die-cutter clearly had problems.
FABRICS TN
FORMS small platters
SOURCE import.
DATE
DISTRIBUTION Chichester 'Chapel St'
Related 2-line dies read IOVA / IVLIO from one direction at Trier; Meckel; Speyer 'Judenbad' TN platter; Lebach, Cam 16